London bourse and Google in real-time-data deal

IanWalker

LONDON (MarketWatch) -- London Stock Exchange Group PLC (LSE.LN) said Tuesday it has signed a data license agreement with Google Inc.
GOOG, +0.57%
to allow it to distribute real-time 'last trade price' data free of charge.

MAIN FACTS:

-Users of Google will be able to access London Stock Exchange and Borsa Italiana real-time trading data that was previously only available with a 15-minute delay.

-Service on Google will give users who don't currently have access to real-time Group data, for the first time a selection of Level 1 trading data.

-London Stock Exchange shares at 1015 GMT down 10 pence, or 1%, at 940.5 pence valuing the company at GBP2.58 billion.

Intraday Data provided by SIX Financial Information and subject to terms of use. Historical and current end-of-day data provided by SIX Financial Information. All quotes are in local exchange time. Real-time last sale data for U.S. stock quotes reflect trades reported through Nasdaq only. Intraday data delayed at least 15 minutes or per exchange requirements.